Chickens Prefer Attractive People
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Chickens Prefer Attractive People
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#2That video of the rooster pecking and eating the cobra to protect its flock is amazing.
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#3There is another conclusion: chicken read the mind of humans :) The original article: http://cogprints.org/5272/1/ghirlanda_jansson_enquist2002.pd...
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#4Study: Chickens prefer beautiful humans.
Citation: Ghirlanda, S., Jansson, L. & Enquist, M. Hum Nat (2002) 13: 383.
Link: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12110-002-1021-6
DOI: 10.1007/s12110-002-1021-6
Abstract: We trained chickens to react to an average human female face but not to an average male face (or vice versa). In a subsequent test, the animals showed preferences for faces consistent with human sexual preferences (obtained from university students). This suggests that human preferences arise from general properties of nervous systems, rather than from face-specific adaptations. We discuss this result in the light of current debate on the meaning of sexual signals and suggest further tests of existing hypotheses about the origin of sexual preferences.
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#5It can be politically incorrect to state that some people are more physically attractive than others, but in the “is beauty objective” debate, this seems to be at least a sign that beauty is not totally subjective?
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#6It can be politically incorrect to state that some people are more physically attractive than others, but in the “is beauty objective” debate, this seems to be at least a sign that beauty is not totally subjective?
Is it really politically incorrect?
I'm pretty sure I read from multiple credible sources that people correlate massively as for who they find attractive. So it's subjective, but most people agree.
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#7I don't see how this text is correct:
Typically breeds with white earlobes lay white eggshells, and those with red earlobes lay brown eggshells
followed by
There are exceptions, like Rhode Island reds, which have red earlobes and brown eggs.
As far as I know, white=white and red=brown. It's that follow-on sentence that doesn't make sense; how can restating the same thing be an exception?
Is there someone hear with more knowledge about this?
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#8I guess this explains it, my chickens have been refusing to go into the coop at night. I knew I gained some weight over the holidays, but I didn't realize how grotesque I became.
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#10Study: Chickens prefer beautiful humans. Citation: Ghirlanda, S., Jansson, L. & Enquist, M. Hum Nat (2002) 13: 383. Link: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12110-002-1021-6 DOI: 10.1007/s12110-002-1021-6 Abstract: We trained chickens to react to an average human female face but not to an average male face (or vice versa). In a subsequent test, the animals showed preferences for faces consistent with human sexual preferences (…
I wonder what aspects of human beauty chickens are perceiving? Purely at a guess, I would say symmetry of features and signs of health/reproductive health. Given that they’re looking st faces, this seems most likely to me.